Earlier this year, Jack Nicklaus discussed a very productive recent trip he'd made to Morocco, which he visited as a guest of the Royal family.
While there, the North Palm Beach, Florida-based designer secured three projects from the nation’s Crown Prince, Moulay Rachid, a passionate golfer who, Nicklaus said, “asked me to re-do his course where they have their championship.”
That would be the Red course at Royal Dar es Salam Golf Club in Rabat, the site of the annual Morocco Golf Open. The 7,400-yard track is part of a 45-hole complex that was designed by Robert Trent Jones and opened in 1971.
Nicklaus also closed on a pair of new commissions. One will be built on coastal property, presumably in or near Rabat. The site was chosen, Nicklaus said, because Rachid “knows that I would like to have a seaside golf course.”
Nicklaus discussed these projects at a press conference before the Masters. He didn’t address the third project, but it could take shape at Royal Dar es Salam, which is located on a 1,000-acre inland parcel just minutes from downtown Rabat.
“That’s a pretty nice trip,” Nicklaus concluded.
Who could disagree?
Sunday, June 20, 2010
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Morocco is one of my favorite countries I travel several times over there. Last time I visited couple of year and really enjoyed over there. The top places where majority of tourist visit like Marrakech, Essaouira, Fes (Fez), Chefchaouen, Jebel Toubkal, Dades Valley and Asilah.
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